There is no obvious reason Larry Richardson would want to cross Cowskin Creek, a muddy rivulet that winds through the croplands here, much less why he would want to cross it with a self-designed replica of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. But that is what Mr. Richardson has done, connecting his property to an undevelopable sliver of weed-choked wasteland across the creek using salvaged materials, family labor and nearly $5,000 of his own money, much to the chagrin of hiswife.

According to Sulzberger, “for nearly a decade now, where a couple of cottonwood trees used to stand, this bridge has served as a Midwest monument to dreams of distant places.” He’s still got that magictouch!

According to Sulzberger, “for nearly a decade now, where a couple of cottonwood trees used to stand, this bridge has served as a Midwest monument to dreams of distant places.” He’s still got that magictouch!